Zircarsite

The place where the mineral was first found and described — by convention, the reference point for the species.

One of seven geometric families that describe a mineral's atomic symmetry: isometric (cubic), tetragonal, hexagonal, trigonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, triclinic. Two non-crystalline classes — amorphous and icosahedral — also appear.

The full symmetry description of a crystal's repeating atomic pattern — 230 distinct groups, written in Hermann–Mauguin notation (e.g. P6₃/mmc).

The lengths of the unit-cell edges (a, b, c) in ångströms — the smallest repeating box of atoms that builds the crystal.

The overall shape and habit a mineral tends to grow into — cubes, prisms, plates, fibres, druses, masses.

Chemical elements that make up the mineral's ideal formula, listed by atomic symbol with their share of the total mass.